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Originally Posted by Citrus Dad
A superior chokehold is a virtual guarantee out of the semifinals. Assuming the transitive property holds (Team A is faster than B is faster than C is faster than D), so long at Team A puts up 5 stacks of 36 points in each match (and ignoring uncapped stacks) Team C can only advance by putting up 7 stacks of 42 points in its match where it is faster than D and puts ups 3 stacks of 42 in its matches against A and B.
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I get that this holds, and with the math it makes total sense. We did it from the perspective of quantity of game pieces score at their most valuable placement rather than total points.
However, this analysis makes a fundamental assumption that there exist alliances A, B, C, & D in the Semis who were capable of handling that quantity of game pieces to begin with. Maybe that's an easier data set to come up with - given the tote & container scores posted, which C & D alliances at what events would have benefited from more canburglaring.
Again, not trying to say that canburglaring isn't absolutely critical for Champs - but rather trying to reflect on how design decisions are made early in the build season.